Dana Schneider-Kovach, LCSW

Dana Schneider-Kovach is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Kentucky with nine years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or struggles with substance use. She aims to treat each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion while addressing real-life problems.

Dana draws on practical therapies that help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify patterns that keep problems going. She also incorporates acceptance and mindfulness-based tools to help people tolerate difficult feelings without getting stuck.

Sessions are collaborative. Dana listens first, then works with a person to set clear, manageable goals. She emphasizes small, concrete steps people can practice between meetings. This makes progress feel doable instead of overwhelming.

Dana has worked with people facing trauma, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, and veteran-related issues. She also supports those working through addiction, guilt, control issues, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Her approach adapts to the issue at hand rather than using one fixed method.

Her style is direct and compassionate. She will help you build skills for coping, managing anxiety, and improving self-esteem. Many people find the mix of practical techniques and steady support useful when life feels heavy.

Online approaches that teach coping and acceptance

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by breaking problems into small, workable steps. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on accepting hard feelings while clarifying personal values and taking meaningful action toward them. It can help when avoidance or uncertainty gets in the way of living well.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Dana will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That team-style process means techniques can be tried, adjusted, or combined as progress is tracked over time.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video lets people have a face-to-face conversation; phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setup is needed. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, skill practice, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy routine.